Dale A. Swanson

Swanson's prose is crisp and swift.​ His work is well-sculpted and tautly written, always captivating.​

His novels, Tears of Sorrow and The Thirty-Ninth Man, adhere strictly to historical fact though its narrative is fictional. They are from a part of our past that has been glossed over in our history books. They are stories that needed to be told.

Tears of Sorrow, is being lauded as a ‘Must Read of 2018.” The Minneapolis Star Tribune listed The Thirty-Ninth man as readers choice for "Best Book Read in 2013." Swanson’s book, The Wild Ways, is a cleverly written fantasy chapter book for nine-to-ninety year olds published in 2015.

Swanson’s must read novels are cleverly interwoven lessons about American history that leave you entertained and enlightened.